The National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority is mandated under the National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority Act 1997 to provide sound scientific quarantine and inspection services to assist and encourage agricultural production by minimising the risks of introducing exotic animal and plant pests and diseases.

PNG is relatively free of many of the world’s pest and diseases that are detrimental to our agricultural production, the environment and the livelihoods of Papua New Guineans at large. About 87 % of the population is dependent on Agricultural Production and 26 % of agricultural produce is exported. More importantly, the rural populations are heavily dependant on subsistence agriculture. With the changing economy and increasing global trading partners, Papua New Guinea faces increasing risks of exotic pest and diseases introductions. The National Agriculture Quarantine and Inspection Authority through its monitoring and surveillance functions at the Airports, Seaports, International Mail Exchanges; import and export facilitation in the country minimises these risks.

Recent news update........

NAQIA USES SMS REPORTING SYSTEM FOR SURVEILLANCE

The SMS reporting is the first animal diease reporting project to be developed in the country.The project involves sending SMS messages through mobile phones to report any sick or dead animals much faster......Read more

NAQIA SHOWCASE ATTRACTS CROWD

Students, farmers and
people also working in the
mining sector fronted up at
the stall and asked many
questions, relating to
NAQIA and what it does.
School children especially
from nearby schools
showed keen interest and
asked questions, while others
wanted to know what
course they would study to
work with NAQIA.
Both vegetable and animal
farmers approached
NAQIA officers on how
they could protect their
plants and animal from disease.......Read more